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1965 the war in Vietnam continues to worsen.
Americans continue major bombing of North Vietnam. More men are lost.
At the same time the Anti-War movement
grows and in November 35,000 people march on Washington as a protest
against the war. There is also civil unrest with rioting, looting and
arson in Los Angeles. This was also the first year mandated health warnings
appeared on cigarette packets and smoking became a no no. The latest
craze in kids toys was the Super Ball and The Skate Board. Fashions
also changed as women's skirts got shorter men's hair grew longer as
the The miniskirt makes its appearance. Sony introduces it's doomed
Betamax Recorder and Hypertext is introduced for linking test on the
Internet. The St Louis Arch is completed and The Beatles release 4 new
albums including "Help".

Cost of Living 1965

How Much things cost in 1965
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.59%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 969
Average Cost of new house $13,600.00
Average Income per year $6,450.00
Gas per Gallon 31 cents
Average Cost of a new car $2,650.00
Loaf of bread 21 cents
Average Rent per month $118.00
E-type Jaguar $1,867.00

What Events Happened in 1965

Australia Joins Vietnam War

Hindi becomes the official language of India.

Racing driver Jim Clark wins the Indianapolis
500, and later wins the Formula One world driving championship in
the same year.

The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak: An
estimated fifty-one tornadoes (forty-seven confirmed) hit in six Midwestern
states killing anywhere from 256 to 271 people and injuring some 1,500
more.

Lyndon B. Johnson announces increase the number
of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000

Lyndon B. Johnson announces his program to
create Medicare and to expand his war on poverty

The Maple leaf becomes Canadas new national
flag symbol

Rhodesia Declares Unilateral Independence
From Great Britain and becomes Zimbabwe

India and Pakistan Fighting continues to escalate

Malcolm X shot in New York

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads civil
rights march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery

Britain brings in a new Race Relations Act
hoping to stop some of the unrest in inner cities